Toy torpedo



k tion being secured to the aforementionedk stance such as like.

Patented my in,y 192s.

ROBY KOEN, or N-nw YORK, N. Y.

, ATOY ronrnno.

Applicationl'iled October 6,11926." Serial No; 139,922.

` This invention Vrelates to toy torpedoes and more particularly to what may `be termed safety toy torpedoes. f

It is a generalobject of the present inven-A t-ion to provide a novel and improved form of safety toy torpedo.

More particularly it is an object of vthe invention to provide a toy torpedoin which the container, for the 'explosive, i`s formedof a materialV which is deformable upon the impact resulting from throwing the torpedo against a hard surface" and in Whichvat least one .deformable wall 1s provided 'with an abrasive surface adapted to ignite'the explosive only on impac A further object of the invention consists in the provision 4of a toy vtorpedo in' which tlieldeformable walls of the explosivecon- Y tainer are spaced apart and providedwitl'i abrasive coatings adapted to befbrought together to ignite the explosive only upon suflicient impact to deform one ormore ofjthc walls. Y

A still further object of the invention con'- sists in the provision, in a Vtoy torpedo, of

opposing deformable1 walls'. containing between them an explosive Vcomposition, ,the usual abrasivefor exploding the compos1- walls,"whereby it can only be moved when said Walls are deformed. i

prise a container forthe-explosive and Yabrasive material formed of any suitable Asiibpaper, cardboard, clay,or the In a compartment in the container is placed the powdered explosive 'composition and granular material such asgrav'el, which materials are then sealed into the: compart-y ment.. The torpedo is adapted to be 'ex'- ploded when the granular material abrades Vthe explosive materialto ignite the same.

' Such: abrasion may take place unintentionally.V during shipping and .handling i of the torpedoes, which renders them extremely unsafe'and unsatisfactory for manufacture and i .,shipmentin large quantities.` The. present invention c ontemplatesthe provision of an f .improved torpedo in which the abrasive is permanently secured tothe walls of the congtainer'and particles thereoffcan only comegf in Contact with :each other to ignite the .exvplosive upon considerable deformation of the f i walls of the container whereby explosion takes placefonly uponintentional impact.

i dep of suitable adhesive. Vvha'sfits wall turned I inthe accompanying drawings and following `specificationtherearedisclosed two exemplary embodiments of Vthe present i nvention, but it is to' be understoodthat va- 'rions`l changes may be made'therein"Without i rting from the spirit of the invention or the scope'ofgthe'appended claims.

ln said drawings:

,l Figure l is a perspective'view'of a semi# Y spherical type or torpedo;

'.l1`igure'2'-is la Vsectionalfviewtaken onV a plane passing thru the axis of the ltorpedo;

thru a tube type of torpedo; and

' TFigure 4t 1s aftransversclsection on line `s i'mfrigur@ I Referring tothe drawings, there is dis-LA 'closed in liigures L1 and 2 a' novel` form vof "Figure 3 is a central longitudinal .section torpedo'in which the container for the 'ex-V plosive material i isfformed from Vtwo 'sheets of cardboard or lileresilient and deformable ,material which is non-frangible- The vouter ofthe two parts of the container iss'hown at lO and comprises a substantially semi-spherical. cupelike portion formed of the afore- "fmentionedA material. To closeth'e open end o fthiscup, asecond cup-likeV portion ll is provided. The curvature of its bottom may be ofr slightly less `radius thany that of'V the cup ll0, but is substantially concentric there- Y' with, whereby the two' cups may be tele# As 'usually constructed, toy torpedoes comf vscoped or nested as shown in Figure 2i to leavea Aspace orcomp'artmcnt l2 between the4 The upper or outer :walls of the cups'y 10 vand 1l become. substantially cylindrical so that they telescope as' bestshown at 13 and may besecurelyfastenedjtogether bythe use PreferablyV the cup .ll downwardly yand .over the outer surface of theV cylindrical portion more rigidfst'ructure and a greater surface Vbetween thecups 10 and ll Vto receive adhesive, whereby 'a gas tightncontai'rier is probe noted that there are f but Atwo .walls tothe compartment 12,'.one concave and-the other convex, ,it being thereby` best suitedto resist the expending gases resulting from -an' explosion so that a ,louder report .will be';given`.'..- The inner surfaces of the .wallsof thecompartment 12 are each coated with a suitable abrasive such'as sand, finely fof ft'he cup '1 0 as showny at 14 to, provide a Y 'The cup 11 is the cups l() and 11 is granulated may a vsuitable adhesive before thev torpedo is assembled. v y 1 'In assembling the torpedogV eachy lof the rst its layer of abrasive materiall. A suitable quantity of explosive materialJ is placed in Y the cup 1 0.v

rThis material may comprise an intimate, `mechanical .mixture vof powdered Chloratcl of potasli, sulfur and antimony, or any other suitable explosive composition. n placedin position' and n; i secured'by a ksuitable adhesive between the contiguous surfaces of thet'vvo cups.

If `desired', the thus completedY torpedo may be dipped into a suitable solution vv ich,

t when dry or cold will harden on thesurface Y and increase the gas tight qualities .of Ythe t torpedo... This solution may alsobe used to render. thetorpedo moisturerproof. tfde-l Vposits 1 layer or coating 1 6 on the exterior surface andefectively seals kthe torpedo and increasesv the resiliency of the cups.. Certain types of glue are yvery effectiveffor the i y above Y purpose.

` pound. hen the torpedo isfthrownagainst By referring thatthe Wallsof the lcups 10 and' 11 are Y spacediapart and between these abrasive 'surfaced walls' is arranged'the explosive coma hard surface the impact will be s uiiic'ie'nt to deform at least oneof the v'Walls andcause it toV come into contact vwith the Aother or y' 'opposingl Wall whereby' the abrasive surfacesare lrubbed, together andignite the explosive composition contained 'betvveen"them." The materialforming the cups vis such thatit may A I and since all of the/abrasive material is stationary rr'ider normalcircumstances, there is no danger'of 'a premature explosion except -upon theoccurreiice Yof an extremely Vviolent impact, whichv is Vhighly :improbable during the Ymanufacture andV shipping of the'tor` pedoQ If itv is y desired that; the torpedo be tubu-v lar inform to conform to the present style, it maybe constructed as shown in' Figures` ande. Heretlie outer clip 17 is tubular in v fo rm with' the bottomV 18. Concentricallyfinside of ther cup 17 is arranged af similar shaped but smaller sized cup 19 having a fiat circiilar bottom`20;f This c up 19 is 's'ecuredin the Hat bottomQ'lv of a larger.' cup T22 Whose outside dimensions are the same as those of the cup 177 are heldtogether by'af cylindrical .tube 23 Yvvhich snugly'engages tliewallsj17vand 22' and is secured 'thereto by a suitableadhesive or merely by friction; The inner walls ofthel cup 17 k'and theouter walls of thecup 19 vare covered with a suitable abrasive 245, as

vfdescribedin connection with the' preferred form. Before assembling, ithe'explo'sive magravel, emery,-orv the like, NThis`vv be lsecured to the respective surfaces bylformed complete with tol-Figure 2it will bei. seenk deformedl by `considerable impact, i

The tivo cups'19'4and 17 infr/,034

terial- 25 is placed in the cup 17. After as-V sembl-y is complete, the outer coating 26 of gas tightv material maybe appliedas described in connection Wit-li the Vprevious modification-.7 w y Y lt will be seenthat in this form as in the previous Vone,ftlie explosive material is arranged between opposing Walls kcovered with abrasive and'sli'ghtly spaced apart so that upon deformation of'eitlier of the,Wa1ls, tWo 'IISV abrasiveV surfaces are brought togetherA to vigiiitetlie explosive, but that under'normal conditions ,these two abrasive surfaces 'are rigidly held apart'by'tlie normal'resilience f ofthe material comprising the container so y thatfaccidental explosion cau not take place.

Haviiigjthus. described the invention theY claims to be considered are :v

1. In atoy torpedo,incombination, a container liavingya `'pair offWalls"substantially 85 parallel to each other. and close together,V abrasive; on. said Walls and explosive" mate rial,l between the lWalls, said'vvallsf,V being j made 'of material deformable onfimpavct'..

Y2. a toy torpedo, YIn combinationfalb Y container for explosive having' a pair" of' Walls normally maintained 'a I'short distance apart, said walls 'being 'formedfof bendable material'and havingtheirrr lfacing surfaces abrasive, and explosive material between 9B ysaid abrasive surfaces, one of'said Walls being adapted' to'be deformed upon impact to vignitetheexplosive by abrasion. f

Injatoy torped0,l 1 11. lcombination,facontain'er'foi",explosive'foriried with two bend- "100 fable opposed `-Walls separated Vonly lby ja thin layer of saidr explosive,-` the facingl surfaces of said Walls'being abrasive.

material having betvveenftliem an explosive coinpoi'ind,` the inner surface of' one of said Y Walls being abrasive.

therein and a cup-jlike'closnre 'for said conftainer, tlievopensides' of" both cups facing inthe saine directi;on,; one of they Walls in,

contact With `said 'explosiveI being ,bendable under the impactcaused by throwingfsaid'v 1151 torpedo against a hard surface. c

6,'111y L toy `torp edo, in combinatioma cup-like container, an explosive therein and anested vcup-like closure .for Vsaid container, one 'of the surfaces in contactwith saijyd'ex- "120 plosive being abrasive. A, l n

7. Inz.a toy' torpedo, in combination, La

'cup-likecontainer,an'explosive thereindand.f4 i a nested cup-likeclosure for said c :ontainer V vone ofthe surfaces in Vcontact withy saidexi losive beingabrasive, Yand one of the Wallsv incontact'vvith said explosive being deformable. under the impact caused bythrowing said'rtorpedoagainst a hardy surface. j

w8.' In a toy torpedo, in combination, (1e-"130 y 4'. A toy torpedo coinprising'fa, pair ,of i t substantiallyconcentric Walls of bendableio V'5. In aftoy' torpedo, in combination, a

cup-like co'ntainer vexplosive compound "11o surfaces' and means whereby said surfacesl -may be brought into engagement by the iinpact of said torpedo on a hard surface while said walls remain gas-tight. Y 9. In a tof)7 torpedo, in combination, curved bendable, confronting walls having abrasive facing surfaces and explosive between said surfaces adaptedto be ignited when said surfaces are brought into engagement by deformation of said walls.

10. A torpedo containing explosive and abrasive, said abrasive being securely mounted on a surfacewhich is bendable while remaining gas-tight.

l1. In a toy torpedo, in combination, an explosive composition positioned between two surfaces relatively movable toward each other, upon impact, due to the bendable quality of one of said surfaces.

12. In a toy torpedo, in combination, anv explosive composition positioned between Vrelatively movable surfaces one of which is bendable upon the impact of the torpedo against ay hard surface. p

13. In a toy torpedo, in combination, an explosive composition positioned between relatively movable surfaces one of which is' bendable upon the impact-of the torpedo against afhard surface,lone of said surfaces being abrasive.

14. In a toy torpedo,.in combination, an

explosive compositionloosely positioned between relatively movable surfaces secured together, one' of said surfaces being bendable upon the impact of said torpedoagainst a hard surface. 4 v

15. In a toy torpedo,l in combination, an

`explosive composition loosely positioned between relatively movable surfaces secured-` together, one of Ysaid surfaces being bendable upon the impact of said torpedo against a hard surface, faces being abrasive.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix'iny.

s1 gnature.

KOBY KOHN.

and atleast one of said sur-V 

